He loves me | Silent, holy

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by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Er liebt mich

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Stille, heilige, 
Urewige Stille, 
Weltallumschlingende, --
Verschlinge mich!

Ebne die Wogen,
Die reißend wühlenden, 
Rastlosen Wogen, 
Der schmerzzerrissenen, 
Wonnedurchbebten, 
Heiß ringenden Seele! 
Ebne die Wogen, 
Die Himmelstrebenden,
Sonn'umloderten,
Den Schmerz der Trennung,
Den heiß verzehrenden,
Jauchzend betäubenden 
Donnernd erbrausend: 
"Er liebt mich!"

Stille, heilige, 
Urewige Stille, 
Weltallumschlingende, --
Verschlinge mich! 
In dir allein 
Laß es mich ahnen, 
Tief mich empfinden, 
Athmen, leben, 
Leben -- das Eine
Urewige Wort:
"Er liebt mich!"

Confirmed with Neue Gedichte von L. Rafael, Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Breitkopf und Härtel, 1894, pages 32-33.

Text Authorship:

by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael, "Er liebt mich", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Erste Abtheilung. Liebe und Leid [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Wilhelm Mauke (1867 - 1930), "Er liebt mich", op. 30 (Drei Gesänge nach Dichtungen L. Rafael's für eine Singstimme mit Klavier) no. 3, published 1899 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Challier & Co. [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "He loves me", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-07-10
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Word count: 68

He loves me

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Silent, holy
Primordially eternal silence,
Encompassing the universe, --
Consume me! 

Calm the waves,
The raging, roiling,
Restless waves
Of my pain-torn,
Utterly trembling with bliss,
Fervently wrestling soul!
Calm the waves,
The [waves] striving toward heaven,
Emblazoned by the sun,
The pain of parting,
The fervently consuming,
Jubilantly numbing,
Thunderously roaring:
"He loves me!"

Silent, holy
Primordially eternal silence,
Encompassing the universe, --
Consume me! 
In you alone
Let me discern it,
Sense myself deeply,
Breathe, live,
Live -- the one
Primordially eternal word:
"He loves me!"

Text Authorship:

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Hedwig Kiesekamp (1844 - 1919), as Ludwig Rafael, "Er liebt mich", appears in Neue Gedichte, in Erste Abtheilung. Liebe und Leid
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This text was added to the website: 2024-08-14
Line count: 29
Word count: 85